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Hockey time again in Hershey

The Bears open training camp for their 75th AHL anniversary season Sunday at Giant Center.

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Updated:
09/28/2012 06:24:04 PM EDT

With the NHL preseason officially cancelled, the Hershey Bears are less than 48 hours away from taking the ice for the AHL's version of the sport Sunday morning at Giant Center.

A total of 43 players will open training camp with the 2012-13 Bears, according to a roster released by the team Friday. Goaltenders Braden Holtby and Dany Sabourin highlight the list, along with the return of defenseman Dmitry Orlov and 2011-12 captain Boyd Kane.

Following physicals and team meetings, the club will hold a pair of split-squad on-ice practices starting Sunday at 10:30 a.m. From there, the team practices daily at Giant Center until opening a four-game preseason slate Wednesday night in Binghamton. They return to Hershey for their first home scrimmage Friday at 7 p.m. against the Senators.

The final two-preseason contests will be Saturday at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Sunday at 5 p.m. at home against the Baby Penguins. The Bears play their first regular-season home game Saturday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. against the Rochester Americans.

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